{"data":{"id":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-2367","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"19-A M.R.S. §2367","heading":"Employee protected","body":"An employer may not discharge an employee because a support lien or order to withhold and deliver has been served against the employee's earnings. An aggrieved employee may maintain a civil action against an employer for violation of this section.\nAn employer who, in contravention of this section, discharges from employment, refuses to employ or takes disciplinary action against a responsible parent because of the existence of a lien, order to withhold and deliver or assignment of earnings and the obligations or additional obligations that it imposes upon the employer is subject to a fine in an amount not to exceed $5,000.","path":["TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN","CHAPTER 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT","SUBCHAPTER 2: ENFORCEMENT BY DEPARTMENT","ARTICLE 3: ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/19-A/title19-Asec2367.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"3531428e7b6c2c97e439555d749e01287482639695eacce3086bcd2f75b68c7f","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-2366","next":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-2368"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}